Accreditation

Colorado State University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCASC). All academic programs and courses offered online, at a distance, and face-to-face through the Division of Continuing Education are Colorado State University programs and thus have the same accreditation.

Programs offered through Continuing Education are accredited by (partial list):

• Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology
• Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
• American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
• American Occupational Therapy Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• Council of Social Work Education
• Foundation for Interior Design Education Research
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
• National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council
• National Recreation and Park Association/American Association for Leisure and Recreation
• Society for Range Management
• Society of American Foresters

Colorado State is approved by the Colorado State Department of Education for training teachers.